Impact in Johnson CityNeither rain -- nor UT football -- stopped these churches from making a Sept. 11 impression on their community. (Johnson City Press)

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Dream in IndiaFifteen years after her death, Mary Diana Samuel's dream of caring for children is coming true. (Chattanooga Times Free Press)

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Faithful to the coreFor more than 50 years, Fairview UMC has sold candy apples at the fair. (Knoxville News Sentinel)

Prayer, not rageBishop James Swanson requested that the following Sept. 11 commentary be shared with Holston members.

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Abolishing poverty: Really? "The most most glaring signs of the church's failure are not membership decline nor the shortfall in apportionment payments. It's the growing economic disparity among our people."

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Holston.org Picks

Funding the Vision, a one-day conference led by Lovett Weems, will be held Oct. 2-3 in Knoxville and Abingdon. Registration deadline: Sept. 27.

Clergy Gathering will be held Oct. 25 at Colonial Heights UMC in Kingsport. Register online by Oct. 11.